2011 Annual Report - PhilDHRRA-Mindanao

INSTITUTE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE -
DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
The Institute of Primary Health Care (IPHC) as
the community service arm of the Davao Medical
School Foundation (DMSF) continues to be
guided by its community development
framework called the Sustainable Integrated
Community Health and Development (SICHaD)
Framework which promotes the Primary Health
Care (PHC) and the Sustainable Integrated Area
Development (SIAD) approach. It aims to create
impact at the household and community level in
the areas of Community Managed Health (CMH),
Livelihood Enhancement (LE), Participatory
Local Governance (PLG) and the formation and
strengthening of People's Organizations (POs).
IPHC has 41 project staff (30 female and 11
male) with diverse background work on a full time
basis.
For 2011, IPHC has implemented 11 projects (6
are community based and 5 projects provides
technical assistance to the Provincial Health
Office of Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley
Province and Bukidnon. I Community based and
1 TA project has been completed. Currents
activities are as follows:
Community Extension Service (CES) /
SICHaD Internal Field Operation Unit:
CES continue to work in 6 sitios of Brgy.
Marilog. CES activities focused on the formal
opening of 2 wellness centers which integrate
alternative medicine has been functional on the
last quarter of 2011.These wellness centers
are managed by trained BHWs in Sitio Balite
and Sitio Sto Nino. Regular monitoring of the
livelihood projects (hog and goat dispersal) and
3 water projects (Pinoy Banga) implemented
by 3 POs. Assisted the Barangay Council
conduct a survey of 2 water sources in sitio
Marahan as potential water source for the
barangay. Strengthening activities for 7
people's organization including the BHW
Federation. Follow up of BLT feeding
p r o g r a m i n 4 e l e m e n t a r y
10
schools.CES day was celebrated last Dec. 9 at
the DMSF Gym together with 117 BLT children
from Marilog.
Sustainable Integrated Community Health
and Development (SICHaD) / External Field
Operation Unit
The Busog Lusog Talino (BLT), is a school
feeding program in partnership with the
Department of Education and the Jolibee Fdn.
The program caters to malnourished
kinder,grade 1 and 2 pupils in 11 schools. The
BLT continued to be integrated in IPHC's
community based projects (3 schools in New
Corella, 8 schools in CES (6 in Marilog and 2
schools (JP Laurel and Dizon Elem. Schools)
near the DMSF campus. For this school year,
299 pupils have been included in the program
and 222 children are improving in their
nutritional status. Parents took turn in
preparing a daily hot lunch for their children (5
days)/ week and the pupils are weighed
monthly.
The Health and Wellness Project for the
Indigenous People in New Corella focused
on Improving access of the community
especially among the indigenous peoples (IPs)
to basic health services including the
integration of wellness/ healthy lifestyle
practices; mainstreaming the IP agenda in the
Barangay Development Council, integration of
the Culture of Peace and ensure that the SIAD
best practices are sustained. Peace advocates